Józef Pińkowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Polish politician
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Place of Birth: Siedlce, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
About Józef Pińkowski
- Józef Pinkowski ['juz?f pi?'k?fsk?i] (listen) (17 April 1929, Siedlce – 8 November 2000, Warsaw) was a Polish Communist politician who served as 51st Prime Minister of Poland from 1980 to 1981. By profession Pinkowski was an economist.
- In 1971 he became a member of the central committee of the PZPR.
- Between 1971 and 1974 he was First Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Ministerial Council.
- Between September 1980 and February 1981, during the early years of the Solidarity movement, he served with some success as Prime Minister of Poland under the party leadership of Stanislaw Kania.
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